Chatfield

Roberta “Bobby” Manahan, 96, of Chatfield, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2024, surrounded by her niece at Chosen Valley Care Center.

Roberta Louis was born on July 25, 1928, in Pleasant Grove Township to Ronald and Helen (Kamnetz) Burk. At age five, she moved to Orion Township and attended District 18 Country School. She graduated from Chatfield High School in 1946. After graduation, she worked at Kahler Hospital for two years. Bobby married the love of her life, Bill Manahan, on August 20, 1949, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Rochester. The couple lived in Chatfield. She worked at Richter’s Drug Store and Laivell’s Clothing for several years.

She volunteered for Channel One and Community Chest Association for several years. She loved working in her flower gardens, crafting, reading, cooking and baking.

She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Chatfield, St. Francis and St. Catherine’s Division.

Bobby leaves behind her nieces and nephews as well as other relatives and friends.

Her parents, her husband and her two brothers had died before her.

Funeral services for Bobby will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Chatfield. Father Edward McGrath will officiate and burial will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.

The visit will take place on Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m. in the church.

Pallbearers are Robert Burk, Jr., Dan Burk, Tom “Gary” Burk, Bill Burk, Tim Hoffer and Tom Ferrier.

Hoff Funeral Home in Chatfield is assisting the family with arrangements. Memories and condolences may be left for the family at www.hofffuneral.com.